Corset-trimming



(No Model.)

J. STONE.

CORSET TRIMMING.

No. 375,106 Patented Dec. 20, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PAT NT ()FFICE.

JAMES STONE, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS.

CORSET-TRIMMING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent- No. 375,106, dated December 20, 1887.

Application tiled August 19, 1887. Serial No. 247,351. (No model.)

IZ 0- aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES STONE, of Aurora, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corset-Trimmings; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improved trimming for the upper margins of corsets; and it consists in the matters hereinafter described, and pointed out in the appended claims.

A trimming made in accordance with my in vention embraces as its principal features an ornamental edging extending above the margin of the corset, a strip or band of plain fabric applied over the marginal part of the corset beneath the edging, and a duplex line of stitching extending through the said strip or band of plain material and the corset,near the upper and lower margins of the said strip or band, and having connecting-threads over lying the strip or hand between the stitches which pass through the fabric, said stitching serving to secure the entire trimming to the corset without other sewing. I have herein shown two forms of the novel trimming embodying the main features of my invention. In one form of the trimming illustrated the plain strip is made separate from and applied over the lower margin of the ornamental edging, while in the other form the ornamental edging and plain strip are made or woven in one piece.

The invention may be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 illustrates in side view a part of theupper margin of the corset, showing that form of trimming in which the ornamental.

edging and the fabric strip are made separate from each other. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same taken upon line a; a: of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the ornamental edging and the plain fabric strip made in one piece. Fig. 4 is a sectional View of the same, taken upon line 00 x of Fig. 3.

As shown in the said drawings, A indicates the body of the corset, consisting of inner and outer cloth layers, a a, and provided with a binding, A, at its upper margin.

B, Figs. 1 and 2, is an ornamental edging extending above the margin of the corset, and which may consist of lace or any other fabric provided with openings or otherwise ornamented. The upper ornamental part only of the edging B extends above the edge of the corset, the lower part being overlapped thereon in the manner clearly shown in Fig. 2.

C is a strip or band of plain fabric, such as cloth or tape, which is laid along the upper edge of the corset so as to cover the lower part of the edging B and to expose the upper ornamental part of said edging only. The fabric strip 0 and the edging are secured to the corset by means of a broadband or line of orna mental stitching, D, such as is formed by a sewing-machine of that class adapted to make two parallel linesof stitches, d (1, extending through the fabric strip near the edges of the latter,and cross-threads d,extending across or over the strip 0 between the said lines of stitches d d. The said band of stitching D serves to hold the strip 0 along both its edges, while at the same time it partially covers said strip and gives an ornamental appearance to the lower part of the trimming.

In attaching the trimming constructed in the manner above described, the edging B is first placed along the margin of the corset with its upper part projecting above the corset,the strip 0 then placed over the edging, and while thesaid edging and strip areheldin this position the parts are run beneath the presser-foot of a sewing-machine of that kind making a broad ornamental stitch,somewhat narrower than the said fabric strip 0, and consisting of two parallel rows of stitches and cross-thread connecting the said rows of stitches and extending over or across the fabric between them. Both the strip and edging are thus secured in place in one operation or by one sewing,while the strip is held or secured by stitches at both of its edges.

As shown in Figs. 3 and 4,the trimming comprises a single strip or band, E, of edging, having an upper ornamental part, E, and a lower plain portion, E The said band E is secured to the upper margin of the corset by means of an ornamental band of duplex stitching,D,like

that shown in Fig. 1, which serves to secure the trimming to the upper margin of the corset by two rows of stitches passing through the band and the corset,in the same manner as before described.

I claim as my invention 1. The novel trimming for corsets herein described, consisting of an ornamental edging extending above the upper margin of the corset, a strip or strand of plain fabric applied to the marginal part of the corset adjacent to and beneath the said ornamental edging, and a broad band of ornamental stitching securing the edging to the corset, said band of stitching consisting of two rows of stitches passing through the said plain fabric strip and the corset, one at each edge of the strip, and crossstitches connecting said rows of stitches and overlying the plain fabric between them, sub- 2o stantially as described.

2. The trimming for corsets described, consisting of an ornamental edging extending above the upper margin of the corset and overlapping the same, a separate strip or strand of fabric applied over the lower margin of said edging and against the upper marginal part of the corset, and a broad band of ornamental stitching extending through the fabric strip, near both edges of the latter, for securing said several parts to the corset, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES STONE.

Vitncsses:

CHARLES F. TYLER, \VARREN TYLER, 

